My quilt has 400 six inch circles in it and for the totes I used 36 six inch circles. I cut 24 inch strips of denim to make the handles. My DS and his g/f love the heaviness of the denim for the grocery totes. Hold up way better than plastic and easily washable. :D I also made 2 of the totes for a friends cancer benefit auction that each brought $20. :D
You will want to use a heavy duty needle in the machine tho as the denim is hard on them. :thumbdown: